Prosecutors to seek death penalty for accused gunman in East TN quadruple murder

12:10 PM,
Oct. 3, 2013

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WBIR-Knoxville

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a man charged with killing four people in Cumberland County over a botched pot deal.

26-year-old Jacob Bennett and his girlfriend, 25-year-old Brittany Moser, pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted robbery in court on Thursday morning. Both defendants were in court, but they appeared separately.

As the accused trigger-man, Bennett also faces four additional charges of premeditated murder. ...